Hamish Fulton Kent Walk series
Turner Contemporary has commissioned walking artist Hamish Fulton to conduct a series of three walks that explore the sense of space and location, in the lead up to the opening of our new landmark gallery in 2011.
A central characteristic of Hamish's work is a direct physical engagement with landscape. For the first time, Hamish is bringing his art walks to a UK audience. Local people in Kent have been invited to take part in what have been described as peaceful, meditative and serene experiences.
Hamish Fulton Walk 3 - Boulogne, France
Monday 8th November 2010
The third and final walk led by artist Hamish Fulton focuses on the coastal connections between East Kent and Boulogne.
Hamish Fulton Kent Walk 2 - Margate's Marine pool
Wednesday 3 March 2010
Over 200 people braved the cold to take part in a group walk with Hamish Fulton around the Marine Bathing Pool, Margate on the morning of 3 March. Participants completed seven circuits of the pool wall, walking in silence and maintaining a distance of a meter from the person in front of them.
Seen from the promenade, the walkers appeared to trace a continuous line on the beach while for those taking part, the experience was described as being peaceful, meditative and serene.
Participant's comments from the day.....
“The moving silhouette shapes were mesmerizing against the sea and sky”
“Great to participate in a group experience”
“It was a fabulous experience”
“I felt consumed by my surroundings, my mind was set free from my 'to do' list. Thank you for letting me experience this”
“I felt I found inner peace, I loved it”
“I didn't want to stop so I will keep going on and on in my dreams tonight in my bed walking”
“Visually beautiful - a meditative experience. Very pleased to have taken part”
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Hamish Fulton Walk 1 - Canterbury
Thursday 29 January 2009
On Thursday 29 January 2009, forty people took part in the Hamish Fulton group art walk in Canterbury. The walk followed a circular route around the outside perimeter of Canterbury's original city walls. The only stipulations to participants were that the walk must be undertaken in silence, in single file, and maintaining a distance of approximately 4 metres between each person.
Although he has led many group walks in Europe and beyond, this was the first time that Hamish led one in this country. Participants were recrutied from the University of Creative Arts in Canterbury, where Hamish gave a talk about his practice in December 2008. Additional images of the walk can be viewed via a Powerpoint slide show from the link at the bottom of this page. The file is large so may take a few moments to download.
For more information about Hamish Fulton and his group walks, please visit www.hamish-fulton.com.
The event was financed with the support of the European programme Interreg Iva.
